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FINANCING OF NEARLY 660M DRAMS ENVISAGED BY RA DRAFT STATE BUDGET FOR HOLDING 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
Noyan Tapan
Oct 30, 2007
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the RA draft state
budget, it is envisaged to allocate nearly 660m drams and 717m drams
(nearly 2.2m USD), respectively, to the Central Electoral Commission
for holding presidential and local self-government elections in
2008. Financing from then state budget for holding presidential
elections is envisaged to the amount of one tour's expenditures. In
case of a necessity to hold a second tour additional financing will
be made from RA government's reserve fund.
It should be mentioned that the financing of the 2008 presidential
elections has grown as compared with the 2003 elections, which is
mainly conditioned by the requirement to hold votings with envelopes
in Armenia as a result of the amendments made to the Electoral Code,
as well as by introduction and operation of a common computer network
connecting district electoral commissions functioning in the regions
with the Central Electoral Commission.
Noyan Tapan
Oct 30, 2007
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the RA draft state
budget, it is envisaged to allocate nearly 660m drams and 717m drams
(nearly 2.2m USD), respectively, to the Central Electoral Commission
for holding presidential and local self-government elections in
2008. Financing from then state budget for holding presidential
elections is envisaged to the amount of one tour's expenditures. In
case of a necessity to hold a second tour additional financing will
be made from RA government's reserve fund.
It should be mentioned that the financing of the 2008 presidential
elections has grown as compared with the 2003 elections, which is
mainly conditioned by the requirement to hold votings with envelopes
in Armenia as a result of the amendments made to the Electoral Code,
as well as by introduction and operation of a common computer network
connecting district electoral commissions functioning in the regions
with the Central Electoral Commission.